Rehabilitation Science Fellowships

The Rehabilitation Sciences Training Program is designed to provide pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training for individuals who will be committed to research dealing with disability related problems, and who will provide research training to others in the future.

Two predoctoral and two postdoctoral positions are supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding at any one time. Standard NIH stipend levels apply, and all trainees must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Predoctoral Training Opportunities

Predoctoral trainees must first be accepted into a participating doctoral degree program at the University of Washington. The participating programs currently include Rehabilitation Science, Special Education, Bioengineering, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Nursing, and Neurobiology and Behavior. Applicants should have a background in a rehabilitation related discipline or a dissertation proposal for rehabilitation-related research. Funding is provided for up to three years.

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Trainees will be expected to spend one or two years in research training, with no more than 25% time on clinical activities. The specific rehab/education/training programs are flexible to fit the objectives of the trainee.

After application, but prior to admission to the program, a potential trainee will identify a faculty preceptor whose research interests match those of the trainee. After acceptance, the trainee and preceptor will develop a preliminary training plan that will include the trainee's specific objectives, including course work and research projects. Early in the training program, an advisory committee will be appointed to assist the trainee further in meeting the training objectives.

To learn more about the Rehabilitation Science Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships, please explore the links below:

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